Syrian President Assad arrived in Hangzhou, China on Thursday (September 21).

According to China CCTV News, Assad arrived at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in the afternoon.He will attend the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games and participate in related activities.

Comprehensive Reuters and Agence France -Presse reported that this was the first visit to China after the outbreak of Syria in Syria in 2011.He visited China in 2004.

Syrian officials said in a statement earlier that Assad will lead senior delegations to hold a series of meetings in many cities in China.He will also hold a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to China.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the official website on Thursday morning that Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games from September 22 to 23, and hold a welcome banquet and bilateral bilateral for foreign leaders who go to China to attend the opening ceremony.Activity.